Frans de Waal Quotes

We have to make the argument that the only economically sound place to be is within Europe - we have to remember, it's history again, that there are reasons we bound ourselves together as a set of European nations and it all came out of the second world war.

Throughout the years following World War II and until the formation of the European Economic Community in 1958, I was very active as a national or international rapporteur at many of the international conferences aiming to establish an European community.

Let us not forget that the European Community started as a project for peace after the terrible Second World War. And today people take for granted the freedom to travel, to study, to work abroad. And the citizens of one country have almost exactly the same rights as another country.

The idea of the European community is never face a war again.

While the Marshall Plan was important for Europe's recovery, Europe's prosperity was really built on economic integration and policy coherence.

German and European unification are two sides of the same coin.

For many years prior to the 1990s, European integration was embraced and supported by a large majority of citizens. A united Europe, bound by commonly-held democratic values, was perceived as an essential and effective buffer against the Soviet empire. A united Europe made a repeat of the First and Second World Wars almost unthinkable.

I wanted to start by saying that the eurozone - there are two reasons they formed the European Union. One is for political peace and rationalization. And I think that's a good thing for a continent that went through hundreds of years of wars.

Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.

The euro is a vital issue for Germany. There is no other country that derives as much benefit from the common domestic market and the monetary union as Germany.

The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain.

It's political glue inside Europe to keep it together - the euro is the best thing going for it since the creation of the common market.

Integration is the most important asset Europe has, and the key component to European integration is the euro.

We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization.

It is in my heart that I believe most strongly that our future is within a reformed E.U. - not least because we now live in a global marketplace.

The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.

We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum possible unification.

Peace in Europe can only come through union in one economic system. The United States of Europe are overdue.

The creation of a United States of Europe is a necessity if one considers the economic and technical situation.

This is what the European Union is all about. A strong market with a strong currency.

The E.U. is the latest of a series of multinational organizations set up after World War II to ensure that there would never again be a pan-European war and to create the conditions for a new European prosperity after the destruction wrought by the war against the Nazis. The E.U. has admirably succeeded at both.

We have to be serious and consistent if we believe the European Union makes sense. I believe it makes sense.

I see us very much at the heart of Europe. We are founding members of the single market; we are founding members of the euro.